Newcastle University: Prestigious honour for cancer drug development A world-leading cancer expert has been recognised for her clinical trials to help fight the illness, including developing new drugs that are now standard treatments for patients. Ruth Plummer, Clinical Professor of Experimental Cancer Medicine at Newcastle University, has received the ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies (TAT) 2021 […]

MSK physician shares kidney cancer research at annual ASCO GU Symposium Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) physicians and scientists presented new research at the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Cancers Symposium held virtually February 11-13. Notably, MSK medical oncologist Robert Motzer, MD, presented encouraging data from a phase III randomized study that […]

Study demonstrates the reasons to screen children with cancer for inherited cancer genes Because cancers in children are rare, many details about their biology remain unknown. In the field of cancer genetics, there’s a limited understanding of how inherited genetic changes may contribute to the formation and growth of tumors. Making connections between particular gene […]

Haryana to bring cancer, HIV patients under social security pension scheme Between April and October, a total of 83,190 people have been tested for HIV, of whom, 803 have been found infected with the virus.(HT FILE PHOTO) Haryana to bring cancer, HIV patients under social security pension scheme Haryana’s Minister of State for Social Justice […]